To make some of the parks more accessible the NPS is offering free entrance days throughout the year. The dates include:

August 25 through 28:National Park Service Birthday

September 24:National Public Lands Day

November 11:Veterans Day

During these dates, visitors will be able to access Long Island's Sagamore Hill free of charge. The fee waiver includes entrance fees, commercial tour fees, and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included unless stated otherwise.

photo and header photo courtesy of the National Park Service of Fire Island

Facts About the National Park Service

5. The National Park Service was created by an act signed by President Woodrow Wilson on August 25, 1916. Yellowstone National Park was established by an Act signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, as the nation's first national park.

3. The arrowhead was authorized as the official National Park Service emblem by the Secretary of the Interior on July 20, 1951. The components of the arrowhead may have been inspired by key attributes of the National Park System, with the sequoia tree and bison representing vegetation and wildlife, the mountains and water representing scenic and recreational values, and the arrowhead itself representing historical and archeological values.